You want Wassenfelder, you have to deal.
Ten of you will accept our sincere thanks
and go home tomorrow. I think you're making a big mistake.
Good-bye, Maddux Donner. This is gonna be my marker- an eagle.
It's a good omen.
There's some weird physiological changes happening
to you guys that I'm not supposed to talk about. We don't want anyone
to see the gamma object. We've been working on a 50/50 plan. This one will be the real images,
and this would be the cover recordings
of Zoe picking up the rocks. Mintz wants me to examine
every moment of my miracle with Hector.
Miracles are reality with parts missing.
Here we go.
Donner, you have got to get it close.
- He's going to miss. - Contact.
How far from the object? 286 meters.
That's too far. We got 20 minutes to get off that planet.
Did she just say "baby"?
Zoe, what are you doing?
I can get it, Donner.
My father used to say
that if whiskey was courage in a bottle,
there'd be a national monument in his name.
His point, other than he drank too much,
was that courage isn't something you can buy.
It's something you find.
Are you hearing it, Donner?
No, I-I'm not hearing anything, Zoe,
but you need to turn around and come back to the lander.
Do you copy? Zoe, turn around and come back to the lander.
Not without the baby.
There isn't a baby. You're on Venus.
Have we muted their comm?
Right after the missed landing. That exchange was clear.
And the recorded E.V.A.? Up and running.
Go to it.
Um, Paula, we need a live shot of you on the flight deck
to make the transition to the recording.
Paula?
Yes, copy that. Wass?
Yeah, I'm on it.
I'm ready.
You may have noticed that Zoe has very little mobility
in her pressure suit... It's obviously a hallucination.
Was she hearing the baby on the ship?
Due to the vulnerability...
She said it was guilt-related. Did she tell you the reason?
No.
She never told me.
Why would she be hallucinating a baby?
She aborted one her first year of training.
And I wasn't told?
There are certain personal decisions
that I think should remain personal. Her boots
were specially designed
to pick up dirt instead of repel it.
All Zoe has to do is walk around a little...
and cut to the recording.
and then step on the sled that she's been towing behind her
and deposit any of the samples that her boots have collected.
Anyone bothered by the black boulder
that just appeared 100 meters out in the fake footage? 11:00.
It's small. Can we edit it on the fly?
Maybe from this point on. We'll see what they can do.
Think I'm getting some pretty good samples here,
although I'm not sure my mother would approve of my dirty feet.
Can you pull up the helmet cam, please?
Donner, I need for you to get her back on the lander now.
That suit is only good for 20 minutes.
Ted, she's hearing a baby. I- she's not listening to me.
Zoe, there's no baby. Repeat-there is no baby.
Now get back to the lander.
I can hear it.
I can get it. You're hallucinating.
Is this the same thing that you were hearing on the ship?
It's not on the ship anymore. It's here.
- Zoe. - Oh, crap.
Listen... what the hell are you doing?
She's getting a tattoo, Donner. A big tattoo.
Big tattoo of what? An eagle.
The omen eagle?
You know about the omen eagle? Isn't that the reason she's leaving?
No-no, it's not the reason I am leaving.
I was asked to leave. I got kicked out. Not by me.
No, not by you, Donner. This isn't about you.
This is about me. It's about where I'm going. Lady, you need to sit still.
This eagle on my back-it marks a turning point in my life,
all right? There is pre-eagle and there is post-eagle.
You, Donner, are pre-eagle. I'm here now. So I'm mid-eagle too.
I can't do this right now.
Guys, can you take Donner home? I'm not going home. I'm seeing her to the station.
Okay, so meet us at the train station. I was just there.
So go back. She doesn't want you here, all right?
We'll be there in a couple of hours.
You can say good-bye then. Rollie, please?
Uh, I'm your ride.
Right. Ajay, please?
Sure.
Donner, I guess we should go. Huh?
And, um...
I would never say anything. Well, you might. I mean, you could.
Destiny, a man's right to know, whatever,
But you... don't. I won't.
Thank you.
After you.
Ajay, how long has she been out? Seven minutes.
All systems on her suit are nominal.
She's 150 meters from the lander. She's got three minutes to turn around,
or she's not making it back. OK, Zoe, you gotta listen to me now.
This gamma object has got you hearing things.
I know what I'm hearing, Donner.
No, you don't. You don't know what you're hearing
because there is no baby on Venus.
Turn around right now, or you're not gonna make it back
to the ship. Do you understand? I need you to get me a private comm with her.
If you think you can get through, hook in with Donner.
No Donner. Just me and Zoe. I need to speak to her privately.
Do it. Venus lander, this is "Antares. "
I need you to jump off this comm.
I'm a little busy here, Ted. Jen thinks she can get through to her.
Doesn't want anyone else on the line. She doesn't want me on the line?
She doesn't want anyone.
All right. Going to 6. Mission control, do you copy?
Let her try privately.
Roger that. We're moving to channel 6 with Donner.
It's all yours.
Hey, Zoe, it's Jen. Do you copy?
Jen? Is that you?
Yeah. I got us on a private comm
so we could have a little girl talk.
You hear what I finally came up with?
Yeah. Marking the day with a footprint.
It's nice.
It's really nice.
A footprint's easier than a tattoo.
Yeah. Well, it's not looking so easy right now, Zoe.
I'm gonna make it, Jen.
Only if you turn back right now, Zoe.
That suit is certified for 20 minutes on Venus-
not 25, not 30.
I hear the baby.
But that's the hallucination. You know that.
No. This is different.
It's not your baby, Zoe.
I know that you think it is, but it's not.
Your baby's gone.
You're wrong. It's right up ahead.
No, no, no. This isn't you.
Zoe, please. Can you hear yourself?
Hey, that thing is making you hear the baby.
It wants to kill you.
I'm gonna get it.
It'll be okay.
Where you're going, there is no coming back.
There's no pre-eagle. There's no post-eagle.
There's just... nothing.
Please don't leave us.
Don't do this.
We need you on the ship.
Please, Zoe, turn back now.
Zoe?
You did the best you could.
She's gonna die out there. And if Donner tries to wait for her, so will he.
No. We can't let him do that. This isn't Mars.
No, it's not, but it sure feels that way.
Passing a probe now.
That's the Chinese attempt from '43.
She's now at 200 meters, still outbound.
Ten minutes on the surface.
No return.
If they want us to retrieve them,
why the hell do they keep killing us?
She's not dead yet, Mike. In fact, she's our only hope.
Hey, Z, I'm back. Copy that, Donner.
How's Jen? You guys have a nice talk? I'm not turning around.
I see that. You just passed your no-return.
Yeah, my heads-up is flashing. I'm choosing to ignore it.
Does Jen have some idea why you're hearing a baby?
'Cause I can't help but think that if I knew the answer
to that, I could talk you back here.
Yeah, I don't think so, Donner.
I don't get women.
I mean, I get women. I- I don't get women.
I think aside from the obvious ways,
they're really not that much different than you and I.
No, wrong. They're way different.
What if you were the Ascan who didn't make the cut?
Would you just hang out and wait for Zoe?
No. I'm not-I'm not gonna have the failure rubbed in my face.
Exactly. You wouldn't wait around,
and neither would I.
Well, I wouldn't get a damn tattoo.
Maybe she needed it-
like a ritual, a way to say good-bye.
I can think of a lot of ways that are less painful
and permanent. I think the pain and the permanence
are the whole reason she did it. These last few months,
they've been really emotional for Zoe. It's not like I'm responsible.
Are you saying I'm responsible for that?
How am I responsible for that?
Another failed probe.
Those were ours she just passed.
Were those ours?
Yeah. We sent two.
Where'd they launch from? Canaveral.
Canaveral's underwater.
I guess they can cover up anything.
Barnes will now drag her sled back to its dock
then go on to the platform that will lift her into the lander.
So far, this has been a textbook mission.
She's 20 meters to target.
Time? Poe, I need to know her surface time. Uh, 16 minutes, 37 seconds.
Thermal cooling is coming off nominal.
We should start to see seal failures in five minutes. The lander?
"Crossbow's" T.C.S. is also subnominal.
Internal temperature's 25 degrees Celsius and rising fast.
Donner, you're gonna have to switch to your suit pack soon.
Uh, roger that. It is getting hot in here.
I also need you to think about your launch sequence.
I'll think about it. We're gonna hold off on that for now.
You're gonna have to be ready when she goes down, Maddux.
Yeah, I heard you the first time, Rollie.
Okay? I get it. And it's not Mars. I got that, too.
But I'm the guy that missed this landing. There was a crosswind.
That doesn't matter.
That was my responsibility.
And it's my responsibility to make sure that she gets
every chance possible to get back.
I owe her that much.
Copy that.
You know, he said this isn't Mars,
but it's exactly what happened on Mars. Then you have to stop him!
Ted, you do. Talk some sense into him.
Don't let this happen again!
Donner, listen, buddy.
Hey, you're really making us nervous up here.
So what I need you to do is I need you to get back on- When she goes down, I'll go.
Till then, she gets every chance.
Once inside, Donner will have the hatch sealed,
then depressurize and cool off the lower compartment.
Zoe's suit will depressurize on the way back to the ship.
We all have to start getting ready
for Zoe and Donner's return.
I hope you all are as excited and as happy
and proud as we all are.
From "Antares," I am Paula Morales signing off.
We're all very proud of you. You did a great job.
That was a fairy tale.
It's the way we wanted it to be...
just not the way it is.
I need some air.
Paula...
Flight, be advised she's running a low-grade fever.
Her suit temperature? Nominal.
This fever is consistent with the beta hallucinations.
She's approaching the target.
The Ascan eliminations-
how'd we do?
Aside from Wassenfelder, you did pretty good.
Barnes?
That's a surprise.
I haven't been able to sleep the last couple of nights.
Yeah, well, that should probably tell you something.
I have no idea who else I'd get rid of.
Oh, I'm sure that can't be easy.
I tell myself, you know, maybe she's lucky.
Maybe I just gave her a chance to live a normal life.
She would never think that.
No. Sharon Lewis wouldn't have thought that, either.
Buy you dinner?
Tonight I would like a little normal.
For the record, I think they screwed up not picking you.
Thanks, Rollie.
It's just my opinion.
Looks good.
Thanks.
That was sweet. Odd, but sweet.
Yeah. Rollie is a good man, and he has a huge crush on you.
Yeah, but I got this whole Ted mess.
That's sex, not a relationship. Well, maybe I don't want a relationship.
We all do. Nadia doesn't.
Nadia's different. Nadia knows that relationships lead to things.
Yeah, like feelings.
Yeah, and compromise. And babies.
And pain. Relationships also lead to pain. Yes. Yes, they do.
Please tell me we're almost done.
Almost done.
And relationships end.
Honey, they don't have to.
I just want to know if I'm post-eagle.
I'm gonna be post-eagle, right?
Come on.
That's 20 minutes on the surface.
Donner needs to get off. He will get off when the time is right.
The lander's going to start falling apart!
It won't make it back to the ship!
Donner, you need to start your launch sequence. Nadia-
Donner! Stand by, "Antares. " just a few more minutes.
Not a few more minutes! Now, Donner, now!
Start your launch sequence!
Donner!
She's stopping. She's at the site.
I can see it.
Uh...
It's here.
My baby's here.
She's seeing it as a baby.
He's coming to me.
He's floating up to me.
Oh, Zoe.
Zoe, it's amazing.
Zoe, listen, as soon as you have it,
you need to start back for the lander. Do you copy? Roger that.
20 minutes on the surface.
Thermal cooling is starting to fail.
Internal temperature in the suit is 40 degrees centigrade. That's 104 Fahrenheit.
That's the same thing on the lander.
I have him in my arms. I... I have him in my arms.
All right, go! Go for the lander!
Hurry!
She's got it. She's got gamma.
Doesn't matter. She'll never make it. We don't know that.
Come on.
I'm coming, Donner...
Coming with our baby.
I'm coming with our baby boy.
"Our baby"?
Zoe's burst cyst in the first year of training
was a botched abortion.
And Donner was the father?
Yeah.
Ugh. Damn.
He'd had a vasectomy after Mars. It somehow reverted.
We discovered it on his last physical. Do you think he realizes?
Uh, control, I'd like to get a private comm with Ajay.
I have a couple of questions about the lander.
He realizes. Talk to him on 6.
He's not gonna leave without her. I think I get that.
Donner, go to 6.
Aje? You there?
I'm here, Donner.
Hey. Uh, do you remember me telling you I'd been snipped?
Claire told us it somehow reverted.
Yeah. Uh...
This whole deal with Zoe, uh...
that cyst thing the first year...
wasn't really a cyst, was it?
That's correct, Maddux.
It's my baby.
Yes.
It's my rule.
What is?
It's the reason Zoe's leaving.
It's my "I don't screw astronauts" rule.
I mean, you know, the part that's-that's...
About that.
I get it. I get it.
I get the tattoo, you know?
When I got back from Mars, you know what I did first thing? What?
I got a vasectomy. I got snipped.
You got a vasectomy?
Yeah.
That's painful, permanent.
You know why I did it? I did it because I didn't want a wife.
I didn't want kids.
I didn't want anybody to have to go through what I experienced
with losing Sharon.
When you do this thing that we do,
death's just part of the deal.
So don't screw astronauts. Don't have kids.
You have one-night stands.
That's my life.
You know? Thus my rule.
Okay.
Well, I'm gonna need some help holding this go-kart together
'cause there's no way in hell I'm leaving here without her. Roger that.
Zoe, how we doing?
It's getting a little warm out here,
but we're doing fine.
Well, you just keep on moving.
This bus isn't going anywhere without you two.
All right, how's she doing?
Not great-dehydrated, heart rate's through the roof.
Why would these things go through so much trouble
just-just to kill us?
See, that's the thing that's been bothering me.
That's what thing?
Well, that there's no logic to that.
I mean, maybe it's some kind of test. Maybe-
Maybe the whole idea is that it isn't supposed to be easy.
It's like the trials of Job.
The devil took everything from Job,
hoping he'd renounce his faith.
Yeah, but-yeah, but he didn't, right?
No, Steven.
He didn't.
Okay, her suit's off nominal in all areas-
servo motors, thermal cooling- seals are close to going.
What's her distance to the lander? 150 meters. At least another 7 minutes.
Ideas?
Come on! Ideas, people!
Ajay, spitball with me here for a second.
If the cooling systems are working too hard,
maybe we back 'em off a notch or two
And just let the internal temp rise. No, the heat could kill her.
She's working a lot harder than you are, Donner. With less temperature differential,
the seals might last longer. We need to do anything we can to give her more time.
What's the suit temp now? 43 centigrade.
I'll let her go to 49. That's 120 Fahrenheit-no more.
What about you, Donner? Don't worry about the lander. I got my suit.
We'll let you take it to 60, Donner, but that's the limit. Do it.
All right.
Zoe, listen, we're gonna crank the thermostat up here
to give the T.C.S. a breather, so it's gonna get hot.
I'm already hot, Donner.
I think I'm gonna puke. Oh, don't do that.
You don't get a bucket if you're already an astronaut.
Yeah, well,
what the hell? I'm not gonna have to clean this suit.
All right, stop talkin' and start walkin'.
You waited.
How's your back?
Sore beyond words... which is a good thing.
It's a fitting end to an era.
A period at the end of a sentence?
More like a painful exclamation point.
Look-
No. No "looks," Donner. No regrets.
I just-
You and I will always be connected
in some strange way I can't explain,
usually involving too many drinks
and vomit.
I'm wearing my bucket.
No, I was just gonna say that, uh...
I hope we stay in touch.
Let me know where you land?
Eastbound express, Spokane, Fargo, Minneapolis...
That would be me.
That's a nice trip. I've taken it before.
It's a nice ride.
I had a hard time pulling my eyes away from the window.
Yeah, it's not a bad planet, is it? No. No, it's not.
And there are no cows on Venus.
That's right.
Have fun up there, Donner.
Sure.
Zoe?
Zoe, you're gonna make it back here to me.
All right, Zoe, come on. Hurry.
She's 100 meters out.
You copy? I need you to push.
Come on, Zoe, come on. Come on.
Go, Zoe! Come on.
Come on. Come on. Come on.
Come on, Zoe.
Go, Zoe. Go, Zoe!
Go! Come on, Zoe!
Come on.
50 meters from the lander.
Go, Zoe. Keep pushing.
We have a breach in the suit. Left arm servos are failing.
How far out is she? 5 meters.
Don't breathe. Get in the cage.
Zoe, you can't breathe. Hold your breath. She's down.
No. No, no, no, no, no.
Come on.
Get up! Get up!
Zoe, get in the cage!
You are so close. Come on.
Don't breathe. Get in the cage.
She's in. She's in! Donner, pull her up!
How bad is the breach? Not complete. 93 centigrade.
Heart's still beating. Does she still have gamma?
- Still in her arms. - She's in. The door's closed.
Donner, go! Get the hell off that planet! Roger that.
Zoe?
Help me.
Okay, let's-let's get her out of the suit
And up to the med bay. Zoe?
Zoe, we're right here, honey. We've got you.
You're gonna be okay. You're gonna be okay.
All right, you got her? Let's get the object.
1, 2, 3. Surgeon?
Zoe, stay with us. Thready pulse.
Weak BP. I'm seeing lung damage,
severe dehydration,
second and third degree burns over half of her body.
She really shouldn't be alive.
Odds of survival?
I don't know.
Guess.
20%.
And another one bites the dust.
Shut up! I'm just saying.
You shut your mouth, Arnel! I don't want to hear
one more word coming out of it! Not one! Do you understand me?
She did it. Can't you understand that?
Yes, she did, and for those of you who can't recognize it,
that was courage-from both of them.
And that is what we aspire to.
Okay.
It's in.
Wass?
Yeah?
Would you call this a miracle?
As close as I've ever seen.
She saw it as a baby in her arms.
Yeah. Maybe it's some kind of shape-shifter thing.
So her memory of the miracle has a baby in it.
I see what you're saying.
Subjective/objective.
I think it's exactly what you said before...
that we see what we want to see.
But it still happened.
Or it's like Zoe's phony walk on Venus...
and it's all just a fairy tale.
Cameras had five different shots,
and none of them were up top. It's ridi-
Where is everybody? Should have been off shift an hour ago.
Then go onto the platform... Three.
That will lift her into the lander.
So far, this has been a textbook mission.
Okay, we need to push saline,
dress her burns and get her into the chamber.
Jen, I need an epi-patch ready in case she arrests.
Copy that.
You.
Hey, I only did it 'cause she asked me to.
I don't want trouble.
No, no. No trouble. Listen, where can I get a tattoo
so that when I'm in a locker room,
Nobody can see it? Only two good places, friend, and they both hurt.
Gently, gently.
Good. All right. Nadia.
I have the dressing, please.
(Alexi Murdoch's "Wait" playing)
♪ Feeling on the verge ♪
♪ Of some great truth ♪
♪ Where I'm finally in my place ♪
♪ Nut I'm fumbling still ♪
♪ For proof ♪
♪ And it's cluttering my space ♪
Congratulations, Mike. Thanks.
Eve, congratulations.
♪ Casting shadows on my face ♪
♪ I know I have the strength to move ahead ♪
I cannot say that this delicious crawfish etouffee is normal.
It is if you are from New Orleans.
Trust me.
It's nice to cook for someone.
Oh, it's really nice to be cooked for.
You know, we just- we get so wound up in space,
you know, and things so much greater,
that, uh, sometimes we forget who we are
or why we do all this.
I think it's important to just bring things down to size.
♪ If I stumble ♪
Home and family.
To home and family and to...
to normal.
I guess you must feel, um, pretty good,
Vindicated.
Yeah, sure,
but part of me was hoping that
she would give up and bring you home.
Well, I can't say I haven't had those same thoughts, you know?
It's like we're...
we're moving away from normal.
I have this feeling
that I'm never gonna taste your crawfish etouffee again.
Mama, I'm home.
Hector.
Your mom isn't here, angel.
She'll be home at 5:00.
Mm! All hail the conquering heroes!
Hey, I'm buying for anyone who can estimate
exactly how much each ounce of Venus dust cost the taxpayer.
Oh, come on. Regale me with tales of human conquest.
Ajay?
Not tonight, Trevor. Just watch the replay.
Something happen?
It was a textbook mission.
All right.
.. the sled that she's been towing behind her
Thanks for today.
You were really great.
Hey, I had the truck, after all.
Oh, no.
No, this was about a lot more than a truck.
You came through for Zoe...
For me.
Yeah, that's me, all right. Mr. Steady.
Do you lie?
Rarely.
Cheat?
No. It's not my nature.
A regular stand-up guy.
It's a way of life.
Koop Memorial Hospital.
Um, yes.
I'm looking for the victim of a hit-and-run accident.
She was brought in a couple of nights ago.
A blonde woman in her 20s.
No, I don't know her name.
I was the driver.
Flight surgeon private comm, channel 6.
How's the vibe?
A little weird.
There is a sense of accomplishment,
but no one's really celebrating,
not with Zoe in trouble.
She should be dead.
Yeah. Adrenaline does strange things.
This wasn't adrenaline.
It wasn't the object.
And this was too close. The object would've done more.
Unless it's trying to test us,
push us to the edge of our capabilities.
Why would it do that?
Why would God test Job?
Look, we have no idea
what these genetic changes are
or how they influence our bodies.
Maybe it's a helper,
a little booster to get us over the hump.
Miracles have explanations.
You're sure about that?
I'm a scientist, not a priest.
I got you some ice cream.
Caramel swirl.
We can have some after we play.
You're so shy today.
I don't know where it is you find courage.
There isn't a map.
It kind of follows the road of emotion...
there. You got your bucket.
.. to pick up dirt instead of repel it.
All Zoe has to do is walk around a little,
and then step on the thread
that she's been towing behind her...
Sometimes stopping near conviction and anger...
.. that her boots have collected.
Other times parking besides fear.
Paula?
I wanna kiss those eyes.
Kiss those eyes.
Paula, are you okay?
Courage plays no favourites...
Takes no sides.
It can be as impressive as a walk on Venus...
or as simple as a kiss.
Paula!
Hector! Hector, no! No.
Hector!
Hail, Mary, full of grace. The lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, mother of god, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Commander Crane?
And sometimes in our darkest hours...
courage is all we have.
Paula?
He's alive.